Smoking pipe



H. T. BLUM 4SMOKING PIPE l Dec. 3. 1940.

Filed May 27, 1959 T. m .y m

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atented Dec. 3, 194()l f STATES 'PATENT f sMoKiNGrIPE i i poration of Ohio ,Application May 27,1939, serialNQ. 276,099

. solaires. (o1. isi- 131) l y The-present invention isy an improvement in 4 and 5 are respectivelyformedat'the'open end smoking pipe Vstructures having incorporated therein membersfor providing a cool, dry and controlled'smoke to the user thereof and is a continuationin .part of mycopending applications [Serial No. 250,220, ledJanuary 10, 1939,

andSerial No. 258,060, led February 23, 1939. It is an object ofthe presentinvention to provide an improved form of pipe structure of a Iii'econtrolled type which is'capable of producinga relativelycool and dry smoke.l

Another object Eof the invention is to provide a'pipestructurevwhich will provide a cool and drysmoke and in which the weight. thereof is retained .to the minimum.

A further and equally important objectof the presentinvention is to provide a commercially `feasible pipe structure vwhich is .capable of pro; ducing a cooled and dried smoke and which can be readily'and'easily disassembled for convenient cleansingthereof.`

A. still-'further object of the present inven` tionis Ito provide an improved means for controllingthering of. thetobacco within a smoking pipe structure.

Further-objects vof the present invention are set forth in the following detailed description of the accompanying drawing, while still further objects of the invention will. be obvious from a consideration' of the present device. ii In the accompanying drawing:

:Figi l is a-side cross sectional vView of the smoking pipe structurev comprisingv the present invention and having av portion Tof the stem thereof broken off. `vFig-'2 isan "enlarged detail constructional View of-axportion of the tobacco elevating members andtheir mounting' withinthe pipe bowl. Fig.. 3 is aside cross sectional view of a tubular member which forms apart of the present pipe structure. l I i i Fig/.iis an enlarged top View of supporting plate. f 51is atop cross sectional detail view taken online `-'rfof Fig. 1, and Y -Fig.6 is a detail view `of a resilient ring member which' forms a part of the present construction: i I y vReferring nowgrnore` particularly to the accompanying, fdrawing wherein like yreference characters designate like partanumeral I refers :toa tubular member formed .preferably vof a lightweight metal such as magnesium and which is cast in one piece to forma sternv porthe4 tobacco tion 2 and a simulated pipe'bowl 3. Threads' upon theperipheryfthereof foriengagement with of the bowl portion 3 'and thel Open Aendof the stem portion?. ;The base of fbowl portion 3' 'also Vhas van inwardly extending annular flange 6 withthe portion of. membery I within flange 6 :,5, removed to form an opening. I. i C

Within Iand mounted upon'the base` portion of bowlv3vis. a; 1tube I5 also preferably formed ofa lightweight metal and whose interior'and eX- teriorfaoesfareqiormed .of a pluralityzof angularly related straight Walls' I'I; Thebore of said tube `I5 is sized' toV slide over the rperiphery of `flange 5. -Th'e upper end of tube I5 has an annular flange' 3l extending.substantially at 'right angles therefrom and a5 plurality of openings 15 i-S are eachfori'nedthrough one of the walls I'I from the upper en d oi the tube downwardly to a point upon theY exterior face thereof directly below flange 3I.'" j v vArir'ngIIiformedof a' heat insulating material such'a's'wood or nieer'schaum, for example, vis po'- sitionedwiththe b'ore vII thereofextending contigu'ous from thewalls I'I of tube I5. -The periphery of ring I0 is` stepped and'has a ring I2. i'lxedly Ar'nontecl I'upon saidt` stepped -portion vand 25 which ringflZ` is preferably of .a metallic construction` butlmay, however, be of; a heat-insulating,material.'v Ring 'I2'has threads formed threads 4 of bowl vmember'3 and also an vannular flange I3. extending' Vfromtlie upper end thereof to act substantially yas a washer between the ring Ill). and the upper edgeof bowlrnember '3, The lowerportion of the inner face of ringkIZl tapers downwardly'and.outwardly towards the outer facev` thereof, while the circumference of the non-taperingnportion of said inner facey is substantially equalto the circumference of ange 3l of.tubeI 5. i i p The lower faoe32uof ring I0 tapers inwardly and downwardly towards the center thereof for the purpose hereinafter described. v y Stem portion 2 has threads 5 in engagement with threads 8 of stem`mouthpiece 9. Said `stem 45 9 has an axial bore 34 whose 'cross sectional area at' the smallest pointv thereof is substantially equal to the sum of the cross sectional areas of theopenings I6 oi tube I5.

Mounted within tubell and extending thereacross is a plate I84 whose periphery is formed of a plurality of straight walls I 9 which give said periphery'v a decagon conguration, which is substantially equall in size and similar tothe decagon formed by the walls I I of. tubeql5. A

rectangular opening is formed in the central porl tion of said plate I8.

The rectangular head 29 of a screw section 20. is mounted within the rectangular opening of plate I8 and flattened to rivet the two members to one another. Said screw section 2U is the center member-of a series of telescopic sections 2|-, 22 and 23. Said tubular sections 2|, 22 and 23 have lefthand'thr'eads formed upon their periphery as has said screw section 20. The upper portion of the inner face of each'of said sections 2|, 22 and 23 has lefthand` threads 35 formed thereon with the remaining portions 36 of said inner faces being formed smooth. The threads of screw section 20 are in engagement with the threads 35 of section 2| while, similarly, the peripheral threads of sections 2| and 22 are ref spectively in engagement with the inner threads of sections 22 Vand 23. Section 22 has an annular groove 39 formed at the lower end of its interior face and an outwardly expanding resilient metal ring 33f-is lpositioned within said annular groove 39; The lower end portion' of section 2| is formed solid as at 4|1 with an annular ange 40 formed extending lat right angles' from the upper end thereof a distance sufficient for flange 40 vto at times contact theupper face of ring 33. The lowerk end of screw section y20 and 'section' 22 have annular" flanges v26 extending" substantially atright angles therefrom, whichflanges 26 contact the smooth inner faces 26 'of sections 2| and 23 respectively-while flange III)y of section 2| lwill contact `the wall of the bore ofsection 22. VSection'23 `has an annular flange 24 formed extending from its upper end and which is seated upon the upper-edge of flange lIi. Theperipherylof said section 23 has righthand threads 21 formed at its lower portion, which threads 21 are engaged by threads formed upon ,the inner wall of a cap 30, which cap has a `cavity formed therein whereby the lower portions of screw section 20 an'd `sections 2 I 22 and23 may be receivedy n I5 ,is inserted ,withinjthe b owl3 and over flange face 32 of ring I0. toA gradually'contact the upper face of flange 3|` and with a wedge-like action, forcibly position the lower end of tube I5 about flange 6 and; at the same time, completely seal the interior" ofv tube I5- from the interior of bowl 3except for the openings' I6. n

Screwsection 2.9 is screwed within the'inner threads' 35A of section 2 I.- "Similarly, section 2| is screwedf'within section 22 and section 22 within, 'section' 23 Ring 33 is snappedV into position` within groove 3 9 before said section 2| is screwed into position within the bore of section 22. Plate I8 is then insertedvupon head 29 of section 20 ltubularv member and said head ze flattened to retain pme 'lsY thereon. These coupled members I8, 20,-2I,'22 and 23 are inserted downwardly through bore II` p and the bore of tube I5 until flange 24 Vof section 23 engages theupper end of flange 6 whereby the coupled members arerotatablyl retained within flange 6. At this time, cap 3D is screwed onto section 23 by giving the cap 30 a righthand rotation. Upon edge r33 of cap 30 contacting the bowl 3, the section 23 is retained from upward movement but is at the same time rotatably supported.

'In the operation of the present pipe structure,

ltobacco is inserted withinthe tube I5 and supvported by platev I8 therein. The tobacco is piled I0. By suction being applied `to bore 34 of stem 9, airis drawn inwardly from bore II and upon a flame being applied to the tobacco therein, the tobacco is ignited. Smoke fromtheburning tobacco is drawn through openings 'I6'to within I; I l-Iowever,y only as much smoke as can be drawn lfat a time through bore y34 can, at the same time, be drawn through openings I.6,.due to the similar cross sectional-area of the Vtwo ksets of passageways.

Therefore, the

smoker uponA drawing, draws smoke from within y tubular member I, 'creating a partial vacuum therein which in due time draws the smoke through the openings I6, thereby `assuring'that the tobacco within bore II will vcontinue to burn between draws and also the smoke within tubuing the heavy oils,t\ars rand moistures fromthe smoke, while at the same time, coolingthe smoke.

The burning takes place within the-bore II and, therefore, the heat is retainediwithin this heat insulating chamber, permitting tubular member I to remain cool. As thetobacco is consumed, `additional tobacco is positionedxwithin4 bore II by giving cap 30 |a.righthand rotation which will cause section. 20 and sections 2|, 22 and 23` to unscrew from one anothen'due to section 20 remaining non-rotatable, due to its connection to plate I8. Flanges 26 of said sections 28 and 22 and flange 40 of section12| assure that the sections unscrew in an even manner 'until said flanges 26 `and 40 contact the lower edge of 'n threads 35, whereby further upward movement of plate I8 `is stopped: ASome smokers of the present pipe will find it desirable to maintain the burning portion of the tobacco at the top of ring To return plate I8,cap 30 is given la lefthand.

rotationwhereby the section`s'28, 2|, 22 and v23 will progressively return to the position showny in Fig; lof the draw-ing vFlange 40`of section 2| will contact ringv 33 ofy section 22 whenever said section v22 should inadvertently become stuck and not rotate as desired and will thereby assure that section 22 will return to its closed Y position. Flanges -26 contact thej inner face 31 of cap 35 and thereby maintain thesections at` their innermost position. 4It is obvious that additional members'similar to members 2| or 22 may be included withinv the telescopic sections,

if so desired.

Continued rotation of cap 30run1ocks the telescopic sections from tubular member I and with the unscrewing of ring I2 permits the easy and rapid disassembly of vthe pipe structure whereby it may be conveniently cleansed by boiling in water or otherwise.

The present device is capable of considerable modification, but, however, any such changes as are made to the device shown and described herein which come Within the scope of the appended claims are deemed to be part of the present invention.

I claim:

1. An improvement in smoking pipe bowl assemblies comprising an angularly shaped tubular member, a tube mounted within said tubular member, means for progressively raising and lowering tobacco within said tube, said tube having openings formed through an end portion thereof, an annular flange formed extending from said end portion of said tube, a ring of heat-insulating material having the bore thereof in line with the bore of said tube, a second ring detachably connecting said first ring to an open end of said tubular member and contacting said flange for positioning the major upper portion of the outer side wall of said tube in spaced relationship to said tubular member and a stem member connected to the opposite end of said tubular member.

2. An improvement in smoking pipe bowl assemblies comprising a tubular member forming substantially a pipe bowl with stem extending therefrom, the base of said bowl portion having an opening formed therethrough, said tubular member having an inwardly extending flange formed around said opening, a tube having openings formed therethrough and having an end thereof mounted about said flange upon said bowl base portion, means for progressively raising and lowering tobacco within said tube detachably mounted within and closing said opening, and a tubular ring of heat-insulating material forming a tobacco ilring chamber and being detachably connected to and closing the open end of said bowl with the bore thereof in line with and adjacent to the bore of said tube.

3. An improvement in smoking pipe bowl-assemblies comprising a tubular member forming substantially a pipe bowl with stem extending therefrom, the base of said bowl portion having an opening formed therethrough, said tubular member having an inwardly extending annular flange formed around said opening, the periphery of said flange being of a rectilinear conguration, a tube positioned within said bowl and having said flange inserted within a portion of the bore thereof, said tube having a plurality of openings formed therethrough, said tube bore having a cross sectional configuration of similar shape and size as the periphery of said flange, a plate having a peripheral conguration similar to said -tube bore configuration, slidably mounted longitudinally of and extending across said bore, interconnected members rotatably mounted within and closing said opening having said plate connected thereto, and a ring closing the open end of said bowl and having the bore thereof in line with the bore of said tube.

4. A smoking pipe bowl assembly comprising a pipe bowl member with stem extending therefrom, a tube having a plurality of openings formed therethrough positioned within and having a portion of the outer side wall thereof spaced from said pipe bowl, a ring detachably connected to and closing the open end of said pipe bowl, said ring having the bore thereof extending contiguous from the bore of said tube, a plate extending across and slidably mounted longitudinally of the bore of said tube, an opening formed through the base of said bowl member, a plurality of threadedly interconnected telescopic sections rotatably mounted upon the base of said bowl and within said opening, one of said sections being connected to said plate, an end portion of each of said sections having a flange extending therefrom, and a cap capable of receiving said section end portions therein being connected to one of said sections and retaining said section within said opening.

5. A smoking pipe bowl assembly comprising a pipe bowl member with stem extending therefrom, a tube having a series of annular openings formed through the upper end portion thereof and being positioned within said pipe bowl, a flange formed in the base of said pipe bowl retaining the lower end of said tube in spaced relationship relative to said pipe bowl, said tube having an annular flange formed at and extending from said upper end portion, a ring closing the open end of said pipe bowl having the bore thereof extending contiguous from the bore of said tube, said ring having its lower face formed tapering downwardly and inwardly towards the center thereof, a second ring mounted on the periphery of said first ring and extending from said lower face of said rst ring, the extended portion of said second ring` having its inner face tapered downwardly and outwardly,l said tube flange being inserted within and in contact with said inner face of said second ring, the inner face of said pipe bowl having threads formed on the upper portion thereof, said second ring having threads formed upon its periphery being in engagement with said bowl threads and means vfor progressively raising and lowering tobacco within said tube.

HAROLD T. BLUM. 

